1959 NSWRFL

South Sydney Rabbitohs - Season Summary

Coach

Denis Donoghue

Captains

Bernie Purcell (16)

Col Donohoe (2)

Biggest home crowd

20,706 (vs. Western Suburbs in round 4)

Average home crowd

9,130

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Bernie Purcell (95)

All Matches: Bernie Purcell (99)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: Eric Sladden (12)

All Matches: Eric Sladden (12)

Players

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Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
				App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
BAKES, Colin	-			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BATTYE, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BENNETT, Bill	21			9	-	9	1	17	1	39	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	10	-	10	1	18	1	41	-	-	List
BROACH, Les	-			15	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CARROLL, Keith	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
COCKING, Tom	22			9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	10	-	10	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
COTTEE, John	-			18	-	18	1	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
DONOHOE, Col	29			16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
DONOVAN, Charlie	21			4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
FLOCKTON, Alan	25			9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GIBSON, Charlie	-			7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GUDGEON, John	25			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
LANG, Arthur	22			15	-	15	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
MARTIN, Sam	-			6	-	6	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	7	-	7	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
MURRAY, Brian	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
NELSON, Fred	25	Sydney		18	-	18	5	-	-	15	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
PICKLUM, Ray	23	Sydney		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PIKE, Eddie	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PORTER, John	-			5	-	5	-	2	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
PRYKE, Mark	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PURCELL, Bernie	31			16	-	16	1	46	-	95	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	17	-	17	1	48	-	99	-	-	List
PUREN, Dale	26			17	-	17	7	1	-	23	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	5	-	-	18	-	18	8	2	-	28	-	-	List
RYAN, Neal	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SHEARER, John	-			17	-	17	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
SLADDEN, Eric	22			16	-	16	12	-	-	36	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	12	-	-	36	-	-	List
SMITH, Geoff	19			10	-	10	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	11	-	11	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
SPENCER, Michael	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TAYLOR, Ron	27	Sydney		4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WALLACE, Bob	19			7	-	7	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	8	1	9	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Brian	24			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
30 players	24.22		4 cur. / 8 tot.	18 matches			41	66	1	257	0	0	2 matches			8	4	0	32	0	0	20 matches			49	70	1	289	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 26 Jul 1959. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

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